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Sumo-September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 15 LIVE Results (9/27/2026) (Top 2 Tiers) (Updated)

Here are the quick LIVE results from today’s Day 15-the Final Day-of the September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

Updates below will begin at or around 9 PM PT/midnight ET or when the Juryo matches begin. Top tier updates will begin at 11:30 PM PT/2:30 AM ET when the NHK World Premium broadcast begins. The FREE NHK World Japan broadcast will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

9:10 PM PT UPDATE: Special Prizes announced. See below.

11:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live top tier updates will begin shortly. The NHK World Premium broadcast is starting late.

11:32 PM PT UPDATE: Live top tier updates below begin now..

Juryo:
NIshikigi (J14) beat Okaryu (Ms5)
Tokifudo (J13) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Tochitaikai (J14) beat Tomokaze (J7)
Meisei (J13) beat Shirokuma (J6)
Kitanowaka )J6) beat Kagayaki (J11). PLAYOFF!!! This means there will be a 3-way playoff also including the Tamawashi-Kayo winner
Arashifuji (J5) beat Tanji (J10)
Tamashoho (J12) beat Sadanoumi (J5)
Hatsuyama (J8) beat Mitakeumi (J4)
Midorifuji (J7) beat Kazekeno (J4)
Nabatame (J10) beat Onokatsu (J3)
Kayo (J12) beat Tamawashi (J3). This means Kayo is in the playoff
Tohakuryu (J9) beat Daiseizan (J2)
Kyokukaiyu (J1) beat Enho (J9). Enho demoted but Kyokukaiyu should finally reach the top tier for the first time
Dewanoryu (J1) beat Ryuden (J8)

Playoff (3-way):: Kitanowaka, Kagayaki, Kayo. First to win 2 straight is champion
Kitanowaka beat Kagayaki
Kitanowaka beat Kayo. KITANOWAKA JURYO YUSHO!!! 1st career championship. Kagayaki epic collapse complete after a 10-0 start.
CHAMPION: Kitanowaka (11-4)

Makuuchi (top tier):
Kazuma (J2) beat Shonannoumi (M17)
Chiyoshoma (M14) beat Shodai (M11)
Oho (M10) beat Tokihayate (M15)
Asasuiryu (M15) beat Shishi (M9)
Ura (M9) beat Tobizaru (M14)
Hiradoumi (M8) beat Toshinofuji (M16)
Takerufuji (M8) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Abi (M13) beat Nishikifuji (M7)
Fujiseiun (M7) beat Asakoryu (M13)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Kinbozan (M10)
12:30 AM PT UPDATE: The NHK World Japan live broadcast begins here.
Gonoyama (M3) beat Wakamotoharu (M11)
Yoshinofuji (M2) beat Asanoyama (M6)
Fujiryoga (M4) beat Takayasu (M2)
Kotoeiho (M1) beat Oshoma (M5)
Churanoumi (M3) beat Daieisho (K)
Hakunofuji (K) beat Roga (M5)
Fujinokawa (S) beat Atamifuji (S). November magic number for Atamifuji will be 13
Kirishima (O) beat Kotozakura (O). Last-gasp rank save for Kirishima
Onosato (Y) beat Aonishiki (O). ONOSATO YUSHO!!! The 6th career Emperor’s Cup for Onosato!
CHAMPION: Onosato (12-3)

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS:
Makuuchi-Onosato (Y)
Juryo-Kitanowaka (J6)
Makushita-Inami (Ms25)
Sandanme-Kobayashi (Sd37)
Jonidan-Amane (Jd19)
Jonokuchi-Joshoyu (Jk17)

SPECIAL PRIZES:
Outstanding Performance (winning record with most wins vs. Yokozuna & Ozeki)-None. Takayasu would have gotten this if he won
Fighting Spirit (best display of fighting spirit): Fujinokawa, Churanoumi. Toshinofuji & Asanoyama would have gotten this if they won
Technique (winning record with best display of technique/most winning techniques): None. Remember Aonishiki is not eligible because of being Ozeki or Yokozuna

In non-tournament news, Hochi Sports reports Yokozuna Hoshoryu, who sat out the tournament, will join the October tour at some point but remains status uncertain for November.

The next tournament is 11/8-11/22 at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka. All tickets are already sold out. The Banzuke will be announced on 10/26 Japan time. Initial post-tournament news/ranking updates and reaction should be available Wednesday.

UPDATE: Today was also the final day for the current Kimura Shonosuke, the chief referee. He will reach the mandatory retirement age of 65 next month so this was his lazy tournament after over 45 years in sumo. So there will be a new chief referee, presumably the 40th Kimura Shonosuke, in November.

Stardom 9/27/2026 LIVE Results (Updated Pre-Show)

Stardom wraps up the SILVER WEEK Tour today in Shiga with one last house show before returning to Tokyo.It’s a normal house show lineup on paper but one backstory is developing as Ruaka has stolen the Wonder Of Stardom Championship belt from Hanan ahead of their upcoming title match, and they will be on opposite sides of another Stars-H.A.T.E. faceoff today so keep an eye on what happens there. Today also sees Starlight Kid return from an excursion to Mexico as Stardom continues a rotation of sending different stars to the CMLL promotion for big matches, a pattern that will continue over the next couple months.

Today’s event will be held at Shiga Prefectural Cultural and Industrial Exchange Hall Event Hall in Shiga and can be watched LIVE on Stardom World. There will be no commentary. There are only 6 matches planned but they’ll get an intermission in to make sure the running time goes a little past 2 hours, maybe going around 2 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Natsupoi & Anne Kanaya vs. Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani
Hina, Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu vs. Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan and Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian in a 3-way
Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe vs. Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami
Starlight Kid & Mei Seira vs. Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame
Hanan, Maika, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Utami Hayashishita vs. Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Rina, Bea Priestley & Azusa Inaba
Aya Sakura, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori vs. AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Ema Maishima

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Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. The live stream should begin shortly before the event.

Pre-Show Update: The card above actually was not the original card. It was changed due to a request from Hanan. The original card had Sohrei & Yagami facing Tsukiyama & Hayashishita and Iida & Hamabe in the 10-woman tag. The above matches reflect the last-minute changes.

Also, if you missed yesterday’s event in Osaka, you can watch THE FULL EVENT FOR FREE on YouTube.

Pre-show Update 2: For today, you will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. The YouTube promo graphic suggests those will be Natsupoi/Kanaya-Watanabe/Kamitani and the 3-way.

8:55 PM PT UPDATE: The Stardom World live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in about 5 minutes.

9 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates and the YouTube broadcast begin now.

We are LIVE from Shiga Prefectural Cultural and Industrial Exchange Hall Event Hall in Shiga, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. Advance ticket sales were quite good and suggest it could be a sellout with enough same-day sales. I’m not sure what the setup is for or max capacity so I’ll make an initial guess of 750. (They’re only using floor seating and not upper level seating so not max capacity but what they do have looks to be 95-97% full, just a few empty seats in spots) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 605)

The matches will begin shortly. The first 2 matches listed above are the YouTube matches. And actually above is the official order today.

The matches begin at 9:03 PM PT/12:03 AM ET.

Match 1: Natsupoi & Anne Kanaya vs. Momo Watanabe & Saya Kamitani. 20 minute time limit
Result: Momo Watnaabe & Saya Kamitani beat Natsupoi & Anne Kanaya. Watanabe pinned Kanaya after Peach Sunrise.

Match 2: Hina, Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu vs. Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan and Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hazuki, Koguma & Fuwa-chan beat Hina, Lady C & Kiyoka Kokatsu and Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian in a 3-way when Fuwa-chan pinned Rian.

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 3: Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe vs. Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami. 20 minute time limit
Result: Ami Sohrei & Ranna Yagami beat Saya Iida & Matoi Hamabe. Yagami pinned Hamabe after Beat Strike.

Match 4: Starlight Kid & Mei Seira vs. Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. 20 minute time limit
Result: Starlight Kid & Mei Seira beat Suzu Suzuki & Akira Kurogame. Seira beat Kurogame.

Intermission. Updates will resume in 10-15 minutes.

The matches resume at 10:25 PM PT/1:25 AM ET (about a 12 minute break).

Match 5: Hanan, Maika, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Utami Hayashishita vs. Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Rina, Bea Priestley & Azusa Inaba. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hanan, Maika, Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO & Utami Hayashishita beat Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, Rina, Bea Priestley & Azusa Inaba. Hanan pinned Ruaka. And got the white belt back as she is the official champion. But next time is for the title.

Main Event: Aya Sakura, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori vs. AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Ema Maishima. 30 minute time limit
Result: AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Ema Maishima beat Aya Sakura, Saori Anou & Yuna Mizumori. Amasaki pinned Anou.

The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with Hanan-Ruaka for the Wonder Of Stardom Championship. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling 9/27/2026 LIVE Results (Updated)

It’s the sad end of an era in Japanese wrestling beginning today as Shinjuku Face, the small but iconic Tokyo venue that has hosted pro wrestling for 21 1/2 years, closes in just 4 days. It’s time for the remaining promotions running there to say goodbye, starting today with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s final event there ahead of DDT’s event later today. But it’s also the last event before WRESTLE PRINCESS 7 and thus the last build before their annual other biggest event of the year.

Today’s event will be held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. The event is a legit advance sellout. There will be no commentary. There are 7 matches planned and they’ll probably run a little longer than usual with being the final event at the venue, but not too long due to the DDT event afterwards. I anticipate it going around 2 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Mizuki vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way
Hyper Misao, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami vs. Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Kira Summer
Shoko Nakajima vs. Momo Sato
HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida vs. Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki
Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sakura Hattori vs. Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase
Yuki Kamifuku vs. Wakana Uehara
Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo (Main Event)

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Updates below will begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

Also on a related note, WRESTLE UNIVERSE is selling pre-orders of special PPV content for WRESTLE PRINCESS 7-a special package that will include taped day-of-camera footage and special match footage for Yuki Arai & Suzume. Each purchase also will get you an autographed digital wallpaper of the respective wrestler you purchase. The PPV pre-orders are $19.99 US and are available until 10/26. The PPV will be released a few days after the event.

6:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10 minutes.

6:53 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout, originally the setup was for about 350 but they added standing room only tickets which also sold out so unless they expanded to full capacity, which is 500, that will probably put the final number around 400. If they went full capacity, then 550. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance, a legit advance sellout with standing room tickets sold out too, was 500. That’s normal max capacity for the venue)

The matches should begin in 15-20 minutes.

The matches begin at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET.

Match 1: Shoko Nakajima vs. Momo Sato. 15 minute time limit
Result: Shoko Nakajima beat Momo Sato. Borderline glorified squash.

Match 2: HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida vs. Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki. 20 minute time limit
Result: HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida beat Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki. Ashida pinned Kanzaki.
As they were leaving the ring area, I noticed something besides Rise Shirai at her table…a Tojojo!

Match 3: Mizuki vs. Raku & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way. 20 minute time limit
Result: Raku beat Mizuki & Pom Harajuku in a 3-way by pinning Harajuku. Comedy match of course. At least Mizuki didn’t win.

Before the next match Rise Shirai announces new rules. Apparently this is going to be another comedy match.
Match 4: Hyper Misao, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami vs. Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Kira Summer. 20 minute time limit
Result: Hyper Misao, Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami beat Mahiro Kiryu, Toga & Kira Summer. Misao pinned Summer after I Am A Hero.

Match 5: Yuki Kamifuku vs. Wakana Uehara. 15 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Kamifuku beat Wakana Uehara. Kamifuku clearly came to fight and saved the pleasantries & hugs for post-match outside of throwing Uehara out of the ring one last time with a Stone Cold Salute. Maybe the last time Ober Eats share the ring either as partners or foes.

Match 6: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sakura Hattori vs. Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase. 20 minute time limit
Result: Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Sakura Hattori beat Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase. Tatsumi pinned Nanase after Daydream.

Main Event: Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita vs. Suzume & Arisu Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: Suzume & Arisu Endo beat Yuki Arai & Miyu Yamashita. Suzume pinned Arai after Ring A Bell. Hopefully not an omen for next time…after the closing promo, the entire roster gathered in the ring for the final commemorative photos and to say their final goodbye to Shinjuku Face. Fitting the event’s subtitle today was “THERE’S NO WAY I’LL CRY, I’M NOT GOING TO CRY”. Arai & Suzume shared one more handshake and posted for the media to end the show.

The next event is WRESTLE PRINCESS 7, the not-counting-GRAND PRINCESS biggest event of the year, Saturday at Ebara Wave Arena Ota/Ota City General Gym. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 9:30 PM PT/12:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: As of 11:15 PM PT/2:15 AM ET the on demand replay is unavailable. Release will be delayed.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/26/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today with the penultimate day of Block B.

Today’s event was held at Hachinohe U-Tree 1st Floor Multipurpose Hall in Aomori and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 519.

Match 1: Kaito Kiyomiya, Yoshiki Inamura, Kazuyuki Fujita & Yuto Koyanagi beat Shane Haste, HAYATA, Chen & Hiroya Namiki. Koyanagi pinned Namiki.

Match 2: Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI beat Naomichi Marufuji, Yuki Iino & Hiroto Tsuruya. Naito pinned Tsuruya after Pluma Blanca.

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 3: KENTA beat Titus Alexander by submission.
Match 4: Kenoh beat Manabu Soya.

Match 5: Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima beat Kai Fujimura, Tadasuke & YO-HEY. Bane pinned YO-HEY.

N-1 VICTORY Block B:
Match 6: OZAWA beat Msas Kitamiya.
Main Event: Tetsuya Endo beat Kouga.

Standings (Block B(:
1-Kenoh, 4-2, 8 pts
2-Endo, 4-2, 8 pts
3-OZAWA, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Kitamiya, 3-3, 6 pts (OUT)
5-Alexander, 3-3, 6 pts (OUT)
6-KENTA, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
7-Kouga, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Soya, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
The winner advances to the Finals. 5 still have a chance but it realistically is down to 3 and tiebreakers. Here’s what we know for the final matches: Endo-OZAWA means the winner has a chance to advance-if it’s Endo, he advances. OZAWA needs to win AND Kitamiya must beat Kenoh due to tiebreakers. Kenoh must win AND Endo must lose because KENOH beat OZAWA but lost to Endo. Kitamiya is OUT because he lost to OZAWA. Alexander is OUT because he only beat Kenoh. So Endo has the advantage on paper.

The next event is tomorrow at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi with the final day of both blocks. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Sumo-September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 14 Results (9/26/2026) (Top 2 Tiers)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 14-the penultimate day-of the September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yokozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita

Makuuchi (top tier):
Asasuiryu (M15) beat Daiseizan (J2)
Toshinofuji (M16) beat Tobizaru (M14)
Oho (M10) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Kinbozan (M10) beat Shonannoumi (M17)
Asakoryu (M13) beat Ura (M9)
Shishi (M9) beat Abi (M13)
Wakamotoharu (M11) beat Takerufuji (M8)
Hiradoumi (M8) beat Tokihayate (M15)
Asahakuryu (M12) beat Fujiseiun (M7)
Gonoyama (M3) beat Shodai (M11)
Takayasu (M2) beat Churanoumi (M3)
Yoshinofuji (M2) beat Fujiryoga (M4)
Nishikifuji (M7) beat Kotoeiho (M10)
Ichiyamamoto (M6) beat Hakunofuji (K)
Daieisho (K) beat Oshoma (M5)
Roga (M5) beat Atamifuji (S)
Fujinokawa (S) beat Asanoyama (M6)
Aonishiki (O) beat Kirishima (O)
Kotozakura (O) beat Onosato (Y)
Leader: Onosato, Aonishiki (11-3)
Of note: It was Onosato’s to lose the last 3 days…and he lost it as Korozakura got to 9 wins with a chance to get to 10 tomorrow and Aonishiki beat Kirishima. Now it’s winner-take-all on the final day, and even worse it’s against Aonishiki. Winner is the champion, meaning a 6th Emperor’s Cup for Onosato or a second straight again for Aonishiki and back on Yokozuna Watch in November. Over the past year it’s 3-1 Onosato but Aonishiki won the laast meeting in July. Elsewhere, Aonishiki dropped Kirishima to 7-7 meaning Kirishima must win tomorrow just to protect his status. Atamifuji lost again to drop to 8-6 so for now his November magic number for Ozeki consideration without a championship is 13. If he wins tomorrow, 12. And how about Yoshinofuji? 0-5 to now promotion at 8-6. He may not earn a Special Prize for that but he deserves one.

Juryo:
Ikarigata (Ms4) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Nabatame (J10) beat Meisei (J13)
Tokifudo (J13) beat Hatsuyama (J8)
Kitanowaka (J6) beat Kayo (J5)
Shirokuma (J6) beat Tamashoho (J12)
Sadanoumi (J5) beat Nishikigi (J13)
Arashifuji (J5) beat Hitoshi (J11)
Kazekeno (J4) beat Tohakuryu (J9)
Midorifuji (J7) beat Mitakeumi (J4)
Tamawahsi (J3) beat Kagayaki (J11)
Onokatsu (J3) beat Tanji (J10)
Tomokaze (J7) beat Kazuma (J2)
Dewanoryu (J1) beat Enho (J0)
Ryuden (J8) beat Kyokukaiyu (J1)
Leader: Kagayaki (11-3)
Of note: Kagayaki lost again but so did Kayo and now it’s complicated because Kitanowaka is back in it by beating Kayo as is Tamawashi. So here’s the scenario tomorrow-if Kagayaki beats Kitanowaka it’s all over and Kagayaki is the champion. If Kagayaki loses, there will be a 3-way playoff with Kagayaki, Kitanowaka and the Kayo-Tamawashi winner. Regardless what happens, 9 straight wins and 10 total now have me very confident about the Iron Man returning to the top tier 2 tournaments after demotion.
At the bottom…there’s no reason to save either Tochitaikai or Nishikigi if you ask me as both will be 5-10 or 6-9 at best. Nishikigi can get to 6-9 but Tochitaikai will be 5-10 or 4-11. But we’ll see as I only expect one Makushita promotion. This suggests a 4th straight save for Nishikigi…if he wins tomorrow…

Lower tier notes: Asahifuji won his final Makushita match so he will be promoted to Juryo with a 6-1 record at Ms1. I don’t expect any other promotions except maybe Inami, who won the championship at Ms25. In the Jonokuchi, Moriurara capped another 1-6 effort with a loss today and his only win today was a freebie as The Streak reaches 43. I should start a betting pool as to what happens first for him-300 career wins or 600 career losses? His career record now is 295-660-13 (win-loss-absent). At his current pace he’d need 5 tournaments to get to either mark and it would be a toss-up as to what happens first.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 90 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage FOR FREE tomorrow, including the final matches, Onosato-Aonishiki, awards ceremony and champion’s interview, tomorrow beginning at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

Injury Report: Destruction, And Not The Good Kind

New Japan has announced a handful of injury updates and it’s going to have impacts on DESTRUCTION tomorrow…Kosei Fujita, Yuya Uemura and Yushin Hatazawa are all off. Fujita-right knee. Out indefinitely. He was to have teamed with Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. to face Aaron Wolf, Uemura & Taichi. With Uemura off it’s now a tag match. Uemura & Hatazawa-the always-vague poor health. Hatazawa was to have been in a Young Lions pre-show tag match. That match is now off. It’s not known how long Fujita may be out.

More as it becomes available.

Pro Wrestling NOAH 9/25/2026 Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH continued the N-1 VICTORY 2026 today with Block A.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Pit in Sendai and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 344.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Katsumi Inahata being pulled off the event. Dislocated shoulder.

Match 1: Naomichi Marufuji, Kenoh, Kouga, Titus Alexander & Hiroto Tsuruya beat LENTA, HAYATA, Tetsuya Endo, Black Menso-re & Hiroya Namiki. Kouga pinned Namiki after a running low kick.

Match 2: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Tadasuke beat Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & RYUSEI. OZAWA pinned RYUSEI after a swan dive moonsault.

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 3: Alpha Wolf beat Chen.
Match 4: Yuki Iino beat Kaito Kiyomiya.

Match 5: Kai Fujimura, YO-HEY & Jun Masaoka beat Alejandro, Dragon Bane & Daiki Odashima. YO-HEY pinned Odashima after HEART BREAKER.

N-1 VICTORY Block A:
Match 6: Kazuyuki Fujita beat Yoshiki Inamura by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Main Event: Shane Haste beat Takashi Sugiura.

Standings (Block A):
1-Kiyomiya, 4-1-1, 9 pts
2-Wolf, 4-2, 8 pts
3-Haste, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Inamura, 3-2-1, 7 pts
5-Sugiura, 3-3, 6 pts (OUT)
6-Fujita, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
7-Chen, 2-4, 4 pts (OUT)
8-Iino, 1-5, 2 pts (OUT)
The winner advances to the Finals. It’s now down to 4. Kiyomiya is still in control and will win the block with a win or draw against Chen. If it’s a draw, Kiyomiya has tiebreakers over Wolf & Haste so their only hope is a win and Kiyomiya loss. Inamura must beat Sugiura AND Wolf, Haste & Kiyomiya all must lose-if that happens Inamura & Koyomiya would need a tiebreaker match because their match was a draw. Inamura has tiebreaker over Haste but not Wolf.

The next event is tomorrow at Hachinohe U-Tree 1st Floor Multipurpose Hall in Aomori with Block B. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

Sumo-September 2025 Grand Sumo Tournament Day 13 Results (9/26/2026)

Here are the quick results from today’s Day 13-Chanpionship Day-of the September 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo:
Key: M-Maegashira, K-Komusubi, S-Sekiwake, O-Ozeki, Y-Yooozuna, J-Juryo, Ms-Makushita, Sd-Sandanme, Jd-Jonidan, Jk-Jonokuchi

First, a correction from a late update yesterday: I originally said Takayasu was a withdrawal today due to injury. It was Takanosho. Website translation was bad and I didn’t look close enough at the original kanji or article pictures. Apologies for the error.

Makuuchi (top tier):
Toshinofuji (M16) beat Abi (M13)
Tokihayate (M15) beat Asahakuryu (M12)
Shodai (M11) beat Shonannoumi (M17)
Oho (M10) beat Tobizaru (M14)
Shishi (M9) beat Chiyoshoma (M14)
Wakamotoharu (M11) beat Hiradoumi (M8)
Takerufuji (M8) beat Kinbozan (M10)
Asakoryu (M13) beat Nishikifuji (M7)
Ura (M9) beat Fujiseiun (M7)
Asasuiryu (M15) beat Ichiyamamoto (M6)
Yoshinofuji (M2) beat Oshoma (M5)
Takayasu (M2) beat Gonoyama (M3)
Kotoeiho (M1) beat Roga (M5)
Fujiryoga (M4) beat Daieisho (K)
Hakunofuji (K) beat Takanosho (M4) by default/withdrawal
Churanoumi (M3) beat Fujinokawa (S)
Asanoyama (M6) beat Atamifuji (S)
Aonishiki (O) beat Kotozakura (O)
Kirishima (O) beat Onosato (Y)
Leader: Onosato (11-2)
WITHDRAWAL: Takanosho (M4). Left knee/Achilles. Tournament over. Out 1 month. Hakunofuji got the fusen as a result.
Of note: It’s not over yet. Onosato still is in control but-and a big but-the door just further cracked open for Aonishiki to sneak in and go back-to-back again. And another dark horse is lurking too-Asanoyama, who is also 10-3, He has one championship before and a second would be a huge boost towards his goal of an Ozeki return. But Onosato can still win the championship tomorrow if Asanoyama (Fujinokawa) and Aonishiki (Kirishima) both lose AND Onosato wins (Kotozakura).
At the bottom, Toshinofuji clinched promotion today in his top tier debut. And how about Yoshinofuji? He started 0-5 and is now on the verge of promotion at 7-6. Atamifuji’s Ozeki bid is over for now but mathematically he will have another chance in November, right now the magic number is 13 or championship.

Juryo:
Hitoshi (J11) beat Nishikigi (J14)
Tanji (J10) beat Tokifudo (J13)
Nabatame (J10) beat Kagayaki (J11)
Tohakuryu (J9) beat Tamashoho (J8)
Enho (J9) beat Tochitaikai (J14)
Meisei (J13) beat Sadanoumi (J5)
Mitakeumi (J4) beat Kayo (J12)
Hatsuyama (J8) beat Kazekeno (J4)
Onokatsu (J3) beat Tomokaze (J7)
Tamawashi (J3) beat Ryuden (J8)
Arashifuji (J5) beat Kazuma (J2)
Kiranowaka (J6) beat Daiseizan (J2)
Kyokukaiyu (J1) beat Shirokuma (J6)
Dewanoryu (J1) beat Midorifuji (J7)
Leader: Kagayaki (11-2)
Of note: Both Kagayaki and Kayo lost so the title chase continues to tomorrow. It can end if Kagayaki wins and Kayo loses. Kayo first faces Kitanowaka and Kagayaki faces Tamawashi. Bad timing as the Iron Man now has won 8 straight and it seems like he is headed back to the top tier. I believe one more win makes it definite. A Kagayaki loss could also blow the title picture wide open.
Elsewhere, Dewanoryu finally got to 8 wins today and should be promoted to the top tier for the first time in November. Enho won to get to 7-6 and one win from promotion. At the bottom, Nishikigi is now in demotion talk at 5-8, Tochitaikai is 4-9, Tokifudo is also 5-8, so…who will get saved? Or not? And Meisei still isn’t safe although he got to 6-7 with bis win.

Makushita:
Inami (Ms25) beat Yumenofuji (Ms53). INAMI MAKUSHITA YUSHO!!! 2nd career championship, 1st Makushita. Will have a very slim chance-but still a chance-of promotion to Juryo.

Asahifuji goes for another 6-1 finish tomorrow before promotion to Juryo.

Sandanme:
Kobayashi (Sd37) beat Naya (Sd61). KOBAYASHI SANDANME YUSHO!!! 2nd career championship and 2nd Sandanme championship.

Jonidan:
Amane (Jd19) beat Suigafuji (Jd46). AMANE JONIDAN YUSHO!!! First career championship.

Jonokuchi:
Joshoyu (Jk17) beat Kakuho (Jd80). JOSHOYU JONOKUCHI YUSHO!!! First career championship in debut tournament. And maybe the first at any level for the former Takakeisho as a stablemaster (Minatogawa).

Elsewhere in Jonokuchi, Eisei lost his final match and finishes his debut at 4-3, which still should mean promotion to Jonidan. Moriurara tries to avoid 1-6 either on Day 14 or 15. Likely will be Day 15 based on schedules.

RETIREMENT: Yago (Sd22). The veteran called it a career today after his final match, finishing the tournament 3-4. He cited injury issues as the reason for retiring as he tried to make bis way back up the rankings. Yago, real name Takanori Yago from Oshiogawa Beya, finishes with a career record of 274-290-21 (win-loss-absent), 25-35 in the top tier (4 tournaments), 2 championships (1 Makushita, 1 Jonidan) and a highest rank of M10. He was an Ms15 debutant. He does not qualify for elder stock (only 24 tournaments in the top 2 tiers, need at least 30) but will remain involved in sumo as Nikkan Sports reports he will join the Chuo University Sumo Club as a coach.

Reminder: NHK World Japan will have 50 minutes of LIVE top tier coverage FOR FREE tomorrow at 1:10 AM PT/4:10 AM ET.

Injury Report: Snakebit Luck Connection

Whether it’s masked as part of Strange Love Connection or unmasked as Keigo Nakamura, Viente Maligno/Viento Levante/Nakamura just can’t catch a break in DDT. He planned to participate in Thursday’s Korakuen Hall event but after visiting a doctor for injury concerns that is now off and much more. Right knee (osteoarthritis and ruptured ACL). Out indefinitely. Levante/Nakamura commented and noted he will have surgery per the doctor’s recommendations so he’s likely out until sometime in 2027. He said he could have continued to compete but made the decision with his career in mind and wanting to be in perfect condition. He doesn’t know when he’ll be back but, in his words, he will be back.

TJPW News: Upcoming International Events Off

Tokyo Joshi Pro has announced that scheduled LOVE & PEACE events on 10/31 and 11/1 in Malaysia have been CANCELLED. Circumstances related to hosting events on site according to translation. All participation in related Malaysia events are also off and those who were scheduled to go will now participate in the 11/1 TJPW event at Ryogoku KFC Hall in Tokyo.

No further details were provided.